Antisemitism

Attacker of Jew in Hamburg sent to psychiatric hospital

German court orders man who attacked a Jewish student in Hamburg this past October to be sent to a psychiatric hospital.

Professor at Canadian university laments 'Israeli influence'

B’nai Brith Canada calls on Carleton University to speak out against professor who alleged Jewish money was corrupting the institution.

We recogniize Haman, but where are Mordechai and Esther?

Today’s Persia declares its intention to annihilate Israel and works to achieve that infernal aim. And there’s Western media and academia …

Thoughts on Purim: How should we respond to Antisemitism today?

We can’t change who we are, so even if we change what we do, it won’t stop antisemitism. So how do we respond to racism?

Massachusetts: School board member uses anti-Semitic slur on TV

School board member calls ex-district chief a 'kike' on live TV.

Kentucky to adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

The measure to adopt the definition was included in a state resolution to condemning anti-Semitism approved this week.

Anti-Semitic 'Nurses' episode pulled from Global TV website

Global TV apologizes for 'Nurses' episode which featured inaccurate and offensive depiction of Hasidic Jews and Jewish law.

Vast majority of French Jews view anti-Zionism as anti-Semitic

Poll finds that most French Jews believe attacks on Israel intrinsically connected with anti-Semitic beliefs.

NBC pulls episode of show which smeared religious Jews

NBC pulls from digital platforms episode of Nurses which portrays Hasidic Jews in negative manner.

'Goyim leg from Arab woman' - NBC show smears religious Jews

YouTuber 'Jew in the City' comments on NBC's 'Nurses' virulently anti-Semitic portrayal of religious Jews.

Holocaust memorial vandalized - a sign of Armenian antisemitism

Israel's official acknowledgment of Armenian antisemitism underscored a trend there that often flies under the radar. Op-ed.

Canadian political party leader arrested for anti-Semitism

Leader of the Canadian National Party arrested for threatening to 'remove Jews from our country', calling Jews 'parasites', 'swindlers'.

CPAC cancels speaker who said Judaism is a ‘complete lie’

Conservative political conference featuring Trump cancels speaker who called Judaism 'a complete lie' and accused Israelis of pedophilia.

German President: Jewish life threatened by anti-Semitism

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says it is necessary to counter the anti-Semitism that is threatening Jewish life.

NC Lt. Gov. refuses to apologize for anti-Semitic remarks

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has made remarks about Jewish financial control.

Saturday Night Live under fire for anti-Israel joke

Jewish groups demand popular comedy show apologize for joke suggesting Israel is vaccinating only its Jewish citizens against COVID-19.

Watch: Germans march in memory of victims of right-wing attack

Thousands took to the streets of Berlin to mark last year's double shooting which left 9 dead and targeted a local synagogue.

Hate mail: 'This time, it's the Muslims who will deal with you'

Hate mail to French-Jewish lawmaker tells her to ‘prepare for the camps.’

Jew suffers life-threatening injuries, attacker won't go to jail

Assailant who beat up kippah-wearing Jewish man in front of German synagogue will not go to jail.

FBI arrests rioter who said Jews and Israel control governments

Capitol rioter who honors mass shooter and made anti-Semitic statements is arrested by FBI.

Leaders remain silent as the church recycles its oldest hatred

S. African Rev. Frank Chikane of the WCC’s Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, suggested Israeli Jews were demonic. Op-ed.

France: Jewish police officer's locker defaced with swastikas

Jewish policeman finds swastikas and anti-Semitic rhetoric on his locker in Paris-area precinct.

Portuguese leader rips 'the Jews' for buying up COVID vaccine

Sousa e Castro calls Israel's mass vaccination program a 'historical revenge,' brags of shaking hands with Arafat. It upsets Zio-Nazis'.

Professional athletes to address anti-Semitism at activist event

Zach Banner, Alysha Clark and Josh Bell among athletes billed for upcoming panel discussion on efforts to combat anti-Semitism.

Holocaust survivor and her rabbi son punched on London bus

Woman says, 'I hate you Jews, you took our money,' before attacking Holocaust survivor and elderly son.

Argentina: Jewish leader receives anti-Semitic letter

Argentine Jewish leader gets police protection following anti-Semitic threats.

"Jewish student voices will not be silenced"

UCL Jewish Society and UJS attack decision of UCL Academic Board to replace the IHRA definition of antisemitism.

Germany: Anti-Semitic hate crimes hit upward trend in 2020

New report finds authorities logged at least 2,275 crimes with an anti-Semitic background until the end of January 2021.

German Flyers: 'Corona problem or Jewish problem?'

Flyers on tram in Cologne, Germany blame Jews for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Number of anti-Semitic incidents in Britain still high

The number of anti-Semitic incidents recorded in Britain has fallen from record levels but still remains high.

Marc Lamont Hill calls for 'dismantling of the Zionist project'

Black Lives Matter activist and former CNN commentator Marc Lamont Hill endorses BDS movement, calls Israel a 'settler colonial project'.

Shock-rock star Marilyn Manson accused of anti-Semitic abuse

'At least you aren't blood Jewish.' Marilyn Manson's former fiance accuses him of anti-Semitism.

Stop Ajax from keeping a street named for Nazi Navy Captain

In Germany no streets are named for Hans Langsdorff. In Ajax, Ontario, removing his name became a Palestinian and BLM issue. Op-ed..

Paris City Council adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

Paris becomes first capital city outside Israel to adopt official IHRA definition of anti-Semitism.

Can Blacks and Jews Come Together to Fight Racism?

A new initiative called the Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance lead fight both racism and anti-Semitism.

Biden praised for backing IHRA anti-Semitism definition

Conference of Presidents commends Biden Administration for confirming it embraces IHRA Working Definition of anti-Semitism.

Facebook draws left-wing ire over policing of term 'Zionists'

Leaked email by Facebook employee hinting company could ban some derogatory use of term' Zionists' has left-wing groups up in arms.

Lithuanian lawmaker quits committee after anti-Semitic comments

Lithuanian lawmaker who suggested Jews share the blame for the Holocaust resigns as chair of the parliament’s historical memory commission.

Alaska: Investigation into '3REICH' license plate

Alaskan officials investigate personalized neo-Nazi license plates, say plates have already been recalled.

'No shortage of Holocaust perpetrators among Jews'

In Holocaust memorial day speech, Lithuanian lawmaker Valdas Rakutis says Jews and communists share blame.

Montreal borough adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

Borough of Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce makes IHRA definition the official guideline for determining what constitutes anti-Semitism.

Antwerp mayor to haredim: You're triggering anti-Semitism

'If you want to spark wave of anti-Semitism, this is the way to go.' Mayor of Antwerp blasts violations of COVID rules in haredi areas.

Argentina: Orthodox Jewish family beaten during vacation

Vacation turns into a nightmare for Orthodox Jewish family physically assaulted by car full of people shouting 'Death to the Jews'.

Fools and Prophets

When antisemites speak, our tendency is to see them as fools. But maybe there is a message to be gleaned from this random antisemitism..

Author accused of anti-Semitism quits Holocaust memorial event

Abdelkader Benali, author who railed against Jews, quits as speaker for Dutch Holocaust commemoration following storm of criticism.

Anti-Semitism is on the march from Kuwait to Tunisia

It has always surged to the surface in times of social, political and economic uncertainty, now made worse by the coronavirus pandemic.

Blood libel 2020: Jews spread Covid-19

Diaspora Min. releases report on anti-Semitism in 2020 amid Covid-19 and presents forecast for 2021 indicating sharp rise in anti-Semitism.

Belgium: Anti-Semitism by key figure in Aalst carnival

COVID-19 comment spurs an anti-Semitism complaint filed against head of Belgium’s Jew-mocking Aalst carnival.

Dutch panel taps anti-Semitic author for Holocaust memorial

Abdelkader Benali chosen to deliver annual address for Amsterdam's main Holocaust memorial ceremony - despite his history of anti-Semitism.

Austria presents strategy on fighting anti-Semitism

Plan includes improving protection of synagogues, improved education about Judaism and stricter prosecution of hate crimes.

Reform rabbi to speak at inaugural prayer

LA-area Reform leader calls for reconciliation within Jewish community, blames 'White supremacy' for recent events.

Tunisian president blames country's problems on 'thieving Jews'

As deteriorating economic situation sparks renewed social protests, Tunisia's president says 'thieving Jews' are to blame for crisis.

Why the Jews? Answer number 1,800,018

The Jewish people have been the universal scapegoat from the beginning. But we are a stiff-necked people. Op-ed.

College professor: 'Zionism toxified our schools'

Dylan Rodriguez, a University of California, Riverside professor, claims backlash proves ‘very toxicity’ of Zionism.

Morocco pledges to fight anti-Zionism

Official Moroccan government-backed institution joins agreement with US to fight anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism.

Biden nominee says she erred in inviting anti-Semitic lecturer

Kirsten Clarke, Biden's nominee for top civil rights position, says she would not 'give platform again' to anti-Semitic lecturers.

France to deport driver who refused to deliver kosher food

French court convicts delivery driver of anti-Semitic discrimination for refusing to take orders for kosher food.

Montreal synagogue defaced with swastikas

Swastikas painted onto doors of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in Montreal. Suspect also reportedly had a gasoline canister.

Trump Admin. knows anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism

State Department official Ellie Cohanim speaks to Arutz Sheva about the Trump Administration's fight against anti-Semitism

Biden nominates Black supremacist who backed anti-Semitic prof.

Biden taps as head of DOJ Civil Rights Division woman who claimed blacks are racially superior, endorsed anti-Semitic professor.